“SEXUALITY AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE”

Introduction

Sexuality and Gender-based Violence are an offense to a person based on

their gender and being. This also coincides with gender discrimination which

underestimates people's feelings toward such scrutiny. A question must be asked

in the elaboration of Sexual Harassment and gender discrimination to better

understand the situation.

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What Is Gender-Based Violence or GBV?

Gender-based violence is violence directed against a person because of

that person's gender or violence that affects persons of a particular gender

disproportionately. Violence against women is understood as a violation of human

rights and a form of discrimination against women and shall mean all acts of

gender-based violence that result in, or are likely to result in physical harm,

sexual harm, psychological, or economic harm or suffering to women. It can

include violence against women, domestic violence against women, men or

children living in the same domestic unit. Although women and girls are the main

victims of GBV, it also causes severe harm to families and communities. (United

Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

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What are the resolutions against Gender-based violence?

Based on research through various institutions there are multiple ways in

solving such problem. These are some of the resolutions that must be

implemented to reduce such incidents especially in the institutions of education:

● The introduction of gender, sexual and affectivity education courses, as

well as education courses about non-violence, starting in kindergartens

and going all the way up to Higher Educational Institutions.

● The implementation of training courses for teachers, staff members and

trainee tutors on gender, sexual and affectivity education to combat

gender-based violence.

● The involvement of student representatives in the decision-making and

disciplinary bodies involved in promoting prevention and support

measures concerning these problems within Higher Educational

Institutions.

It is a priority to erase this violence once and for all in universities, student

residences, trainee spaces and society. The fight against violence and

discrimination is a fight for civilisation. In this sense, institutions must have a key

role in the radical and structural change that our society needs to eradicate and

fight the cultural framework that has always legitimised them.

 “Position Paper”

Submitted by:
Princess Bea B. Largo
Grade 11 TVL 2

Submitted to:
Mrs. Rubelin D. Amit